Vanta compliance automation, through Shadowbear
Vanta automates evidence collection and control monitoring for SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, and NIST SP 800-171. Buy it through Shadowbear and you get the same platform with monthly payments, a subscription sized to what you actually need, a price that stays locked for your term, a monthly check-in on your environment, a partner line into Vanta support, introductions to auditors who work in Vanta every day, and $1,000 off every penetration test. Want the account set up and every integration connected for you? Our Vanta Quick Start does that in one fixed-fee project. Already on the Cyber Defense Suite? Your device evidence syncs in from the tools we already run.
Why compliance lands on your desk
It is never the owner who decides that. Someone else does.
A customer asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001
The security questionnaire arrives before the contract does, and the deal waits on the answer.
A prime or the DoD asks for CMMC
NIST SP 800-171 self-assessments and SPRS scores are already required, and CMMC Phase 2 begins November 10, 2026.
Nobody has time to own it
Everyone agrees it matters. The evidence lives in a spreadsheet nobody updates, and the 143-question vendor review is due next week.
The platform: Vanta
Connect your identity provider, cloud, devices, and ticketing. Vanta checks the controls and collects the evidence auditors ask for, continuously.
Continuous monitoring
Automated tests run against your real environment and flag drift the day it happens, not at audit time.
Trust Center and questionnaires
Show buyers your security posture in real time, and answer security questionnaires from your approved policies and past responses.
Vanta Agent and Seamless Audit
The Vanta Agent flags gaps between policies, controls, and tests and suggests fixes. Seamless Audit bundles the platform with a Vanta-vetted auditor.
Figures are Vanta's, from its current partner materials.
Why buy it through Shadowbear
Same platform, and it is yours, with Vanta-certified technical staff on every account.
Your own account
Your Vanta account, your policies, your evidence, your program. Shadowbear resells the license; you stay in control.
Monthly payments
Buying direct means paying for the full year up front. Through Shadowbear you pay month to month instead.
A price that stays put
Vanta locks your price to your contract. If Vanta raises prices or your headcount grows during the term, your rate does not change.
A subscription sized to your needs
Plans, frameworks, and add-ons like Trust Center and vendor risk management, tailored to the deadlines in front of you, with no shelfware.
Guidance on integrations and controls
Which integrations matter for your frameworks, how a control applies to your environment, and what evidence satisfies it. A person to ask, not a guess.
A partner line into Vanta support
When something needs Vanta itself to fix, we raise it through our dedicated partner support channel instead of leaving you in the general queue.
Auditors who work in Vanta
Introductions to auditors who run their audits inside Vanta every day: faster, and usually discounted through the partner relationship. Vanta's Seamless Audit bundles both in one transaction.
$1,000 off every penetration test
Auditors expect a penetration test, usually every year. Every Shadowbear penetration test is $1,000 off, with the report ready to drop into Vanta as evidence.
We check in every month
Each month we look over your Vanta environment to make sure things are running smoothly, and give you a heads-up on anything that needs attention, like a broken integration or a task that keeps lapsing. Plus a review before each renewal.
Vanta Quick Start
Most of Vanta's value comes from what it is connected to. Quick Start is a one-time project: we set up your account, connect every integration, load Vanta's policy templates, assign owners, and walk your team through the platform, so on day one you are working the gap list instead of the setup menu. It is your program, and it stays that way.
performed by Vanta-certified Shadowbear staff
typically done within two weeks of access
What's included
- Your Vanta account set up in your company's name with your frameworks enabled
- Every in-scope integration connected and scoped: identity provider, cloud, devices (NinjaOne if you run the Cyber Defense Suite), ticketing, HR, and the rest of your stack
- Vanta's policy templates loaded, ready for your team to edit and approve
- Control, test, and document owners assigned from a roster you provide
- Onboarding and offboarding checklists and notifications configured
- A walkthrough of the platform so your team can hit the ground running, plus a first pass through your gap list with a suggested order of attack
What's not included
- Writing or customizing your policies
- Collecting, producing, or uploading evidence
- Completing documents or remediating failing tests
- Risk assessments, vendor reviews, or access reviews
- Audit scheduling or management
- Ongoing upkeep after the walkthrough
Quick Start ends at the walkthrough. From there the account, the policies, and the program are yours to run, with us a call away for questions and a partner line into Vanta support.
Ask About Quick StartAlready on the Cyber Defense Suite?
Vanta checks the controls. The Suite is what makes them pass.
Device evidence, automatically
NinjaOne is on every Suite endpoint and connects directly to Vanta. Your managed devices and their alerts sync in on their own.
Technical controls that already pass
Endpoint protection, patching, and vulnerability scanning already run under the Suite (plus SaaS backup on Advanced and Command, or as an add-on for Core), covering a large share of the technical controls Vanta tests.
We fix what drifts
A missed patch, encryption switched off, protection not running: fixed through the same tools. That is Suite work, not a compliance project.
Training records for the people controls
Advanced and Command include monthly security awareness training and phishing simulations. Completion records go into Vanta as evidence.
Penetration testing that fits the audit
Command includes an annual penetration test, and every Vanta customer gets $1,000 off any Shadowbear test. Either way, the report drops into Vanta as evidence.
One stack, one partner
Security operations and the compliance platform reading the same devices, with the same people to call when something needs attention.
How it works
From a 15-minute call to an account in your name.
Quick call
15 minutes to understand which frameworks you need, your size, and any deadline. We confirm the fit.
A right-sized quote
We get the specifics from Vanta and come back with pricing for your frameworks, headcount, and add-ons, monthly if you want it.
Your Vanta account
Set up in your company's name; it stays yours. Add Quick Start and we connect everything and walk your team through it.
Working the controls
Someone to ask how a control applies and what evidence satisfies it, plus a partner line into Vanta support.
The audit
Introductions to auditors who work in Vanta every day. Need a penetration test for it? Yours is $1,000 off.
Pricing
Vanta prices each subscription individually, so we get the specifics from Vanta and come back with a quote that will actually match.
Why there is no price on this page
Which frameworks you need, how many people and systems are in scope, and which add-ons make sense all change the number. Rather than post a price that will not match your quote, we get the specifics from Vanta and come back to you with one.
Through Shadowbear you can pay monthly instead of a full year up front, and the price is locked to your contract for the term.
Tell us
The frameworks you are working toward, a rough headcount, and any deadline a customer or contract has put in front of you.
You get back
A Vanta quote sized to your company and your frameworks, the option to pay monthly, the option to add Quick Start, and a straight answer on whether it is the right fit.
Contact Us for PricingFAQs
How is pricing handled?
Vanta prices each subscription based on frameworks, company size, and add-ons, so we get the specifics from Vanta and come back with a quote for your company. Through Shadowbear you can pay monthly instead of a full year up front, and Vanta locks the price to your contract, so your rate stays the same for the term even if list prices go up or your headcount grows.
How is this different from just buying Vanta?
Same platform, same account, and it is yours. Buying through Shadowbear adds monthly payments, a subscription sized to what you need, a price locked for your term, a monthly check-in on your environment with a heads-up on anything that needs attention, guidance on integrations and how controls apply, a partner line into Vanta support, introductions to auditors who work in Vanta, Vanta-certified technical staff on every account, and $1,000 off every penetration test. If you want the account fully set up and connected for you, Vanta Quick Start does that as a one-time project, performed by Vanta-certified Shadowbear staff. If you also run the Cyber Defense Suite, your device evidence syncs in from NinjaOne and the technical controls Vanta checks are already handled.
Do you run our compliance program for us?
No. You own your Vanta account and your compliance program, including your policies and evidence. Shadowbear resells the license, answers questions about how the controls fit your environment, and, if you add Quick Start, sets up and connects the account and walks your team through it. We do not collect your evidence, write your policies, or hand you a finished program; that work is yours, and Vanta is built to make it manageable. Quick Start ends at the walkthrough.
Which frameworks does Vanta cover?
SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, and NIST SP 800-171 are the ones we see most, and Vanta supports a long list of other security and privacy frameworks. We confirm which ones you need on the call.
What happens at audit time?
You run the audit through Vanta with the auditor you choose. We introduce you to auditors who run their audits inside Vanta every day, which usually means a faster audit and a discounted rate, or you can use Vanta’s Seamless Audit to buy the platform and a vetted auditor together. We are still around for questions along the way.
I already run the Cyber Defense Suite. What changes?
Your device evidence starts flowing without extra work: NinjaOne is already on every Suite endpoint and connects directly to Vanta, so your managed devices and their alerts sync in on their own. Endpoint protection, patching, and vulnerability scanning (plus SaaS backup on Advanced and Command, or as an add-on for Core) already cover a large share of the technical controls, and when a device drifts we fix it through the same tools as part of the Suite. Advanced and Command training records go in as evidence for the training controls, and Command already includes the annual penetration test auditors ask for.
Book your 15‑min Fit Call.
Tell us which frameworks you are working toward and we will come back with Vanta pricing for your company.